Category: Ethics
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Not Every Day Is A Good Day
Not Every Day Is A Good Day Not every ride is a good rideWoke up this morning feelingNot quite myself, butOn the less-than side Pumped up the rear tireObviously needed airRight front was a little softBut seemed hard enough As we rode out this humid mornAnd a couple of oversized skinksSkanked the path aheadMy stomach…
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Te Katana – Hand-blades
Te Katana – Hand-blades – but no steel involvedjust flesh and bone Kote Gaeshi movementRaising and circlingHand-blades spiritualAround the attacker’sGrasping and gripping Cut at the wristsEither inside or outPress attacker’s centerCutting back towardsThe throat Cuts as deeplyAs any steel blade –LE – 7/20/25 PS: Aiki Jujutsu and ultimately Aikido are based on the fighting arts…
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One Of Life’s Great Ironies
One Of Life’s Great Ironies – At Least For Me Youth spent in aStrict authoritarian homeDad was king of his castleWithout a crown Mom was authoritarian, tooOf the religiousSouthern Baptist hueCorporal punishment, the go-to As I matured and opened my mindDad blamed the schools for myGrowing humanistic viewsThough my organizing thoughtsCame straight from the family…
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Other Than The ‘Game of Life’?
Real life, that is… What’s your favorite game (card, board, video, etc.)? Why? In my youth, I loved Space Invaders and Asteroids, but I’ve always loved Dominos and Chess as well. I’ve never been a big fan of card games, though I’ve played many over the years. My favorite now is Chess, though most people…
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Memoir Addendum – Critical Shiai
This account is the result of one of my journal prompts to tell a story that I haven’t previously but want to remember. Critical Shiai Back in ’65, I was participating in a local shiai. There were 2 or 3 clubs participating. The shiai (matches) were being held in our club dojo at the YMCA.…
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As Tears Go By
As Tears Go Byby The Rolling Stonesperformed by Marianne Faithfull It is the evening of the dayI sit and watch the children playSmiling faces I can seeBut not for meI sit and watch as tears go by My riches can’t buy everythingI want to hear the children singAll I hear is the soundOf rain falling…
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Good Trouble Lives On Protest – Tucson
Good Trouble Lives On Protest – Tucson We participated in the ‘Good Trouble Lives On’ potest this morning at Reid Park, Tucson. It started out slow. We arrived about half an hour early, and there was only the table set up to distribute signs. There were speakers at the Demeester Performance Center Stage. When they…
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Stillness and Open-mindedness
Stillness and Open-mindedness The quality that I admire most in someone/anyone is the ability to remain quiet and open-minded enough to listen to someone’s statement or argument to the end without interrupting. Then, giving an opinion only when the first speaker is done or an opinion is requested. Not too many of those individuals inhabit…
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Intentional Ignorance
What bothers you and why? Intentional ignorance. Oh, I understand why one would prefer to be ignorant of, or on, any given topic. Life certainly appears to be simpler, perhaps even blissfully so, if one lacks an understanding of its pitfalls, mechanics, causes, and inevitable outcomes. Makes it easier to convince oneself of our blamelessness…
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Mid July Morning Ride On The Tucson Loop
Mid July Morning Ride But firstHad to take care ofLast Friday’s flatRear tire halfOff the rimDragged it the last mileHome, its ass-endIn the airOff the rim Success The sky isCloudless andLight cerulean Eastern and southernMountains but SilhouettesVeiled in misty-blueWhile the Tucson’sDragon teeth ridgesGlint in morning’s sun Skinks skittle helter skelterToo many placesAlong the pathSome pausedIn…
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